The Girl and the Gambler

The Girl and the Gambler is a 1939 Western film, from RKO Radio Pictures, starring Tim Holt. It was an early starring Western for Holt, who soon replaced George O'Brien as the studio's main Western star.^[2]

The Girl and the Gambler
Directed by	Lew Landers James Anderson (assistant)
Written by	Joseph A. Fields Clarence Upson Young
Based on	play The Dove by Willard Mack
Produced by	Cliff Reid
Starring	Tim Holt Leo Carrillo
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	June 16, 1939 (1939-06-16)[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was based on a play which had been filmed by RKO in 1932 as Girl of the Rio.^[3]

It was originally called The Dove.^[4]

Plot

Cast

• Tim Holt as Johnny Powell
• Leo Carrillo as El Rayo
• Steffi Duna as Dolores "The Dove" Romero
• Esther Muir as Madge
• Paul Fix as Charlie
• Donald MacBride as Mike Bascom

Reception

The New York Times called it "a dead duck".^[5]

See also

• The Dove (1927)

References

1. "The Girl and the Gambler: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
2. The Girl and the Gambler at the TCM Movie Database
3. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p132
4. Schallert, Edwin (May 10, 1939). "R.K.O. Will Release Laurel-Hardy Comedy: Donat Films Named Stevenson Gets Lead Newlywed Series Set Guild Plans Cinema MacMurray Testing". Los Angeles Times. p. 19.
5. FRANK S. NUGENT. (June 28, 1939). "THE SCREEN". New York Times. p. 24.

External list

• The Girl and the Gambler at IMDb